Patents by Inventor Toshimichi Takahashi

Toshimichi Takahashi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240092353
    Abstract: A vehicle inspection device for implementing a test on automatic braking performance of a test vehicle including an optical laser device for obstacle detection, in an inspection room three sides of which are surrounded by side walls, the vehicle inspection device comprising: a test instrument disposed at a side of the test vehicle; and a mirror unit that covers an upper face of the test instrument and upwardly guides light emitted from the optical laser device. The mirror unit may include a combination of a first plane mirror part disposed horizontally and a second plane mirror part disposed to be inclined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Toshimichi TAKAHASHI, Masao NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20240077387
    Abstract: A vehicle inspection device for an inspection implemented with a tire of a vehicle idling includes a tire supporter. The tire supporter includes rollers structured to allow the tire to idle; a housing supporting the rollers so as to allow the rollers to rotate; a stopper contained in the housing and structured to move up and down and butt into the tire disposed on the rollers; and a link mechanism structured to elevate the stopper. The vehicle inspection device is structured to be disposed on a plane that allows the vehicle to run thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi TAKAHASHI, Keisuke TADA, Morio ONAI
  • Patent number: 11914009
    Abstract: An NMR apparatus includes a depressurizing device for depressurizing an NMR probe, a gas supply device for supplying gas into the NMR probe to thereby pressurize the NMR probe, and a control device. The control device alternately repeats depressurization of the NMR probe, using the depressurizing device, and pressurization of the NMR probe, using the gas supply device. This replaces the gas in the NMR probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: JEOL Ltd., OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroki Takahashi, Yuki Endo, Toshimichi Fujiwara, Yoh Matsuki
  • Patent number: 11884290
    Abstract: This vehicle speed command generation device 1 generates a target vehicle speed command to be used by a vehicle speed control device. The vehicle speed command generation device 1 comprises: a shift processing unit 12 that receives an original vehicle speed command and generates each of a reference vehicle speed command in which the original vehicle speed command is delayed by a reference delay time, a first-out vehicle speed command in which the original vehicle speed command is delayed by a first-out delay time that is shorter than the reference delay time, and a delayed vehicle speed command in which the original vehicle speed command is delayed by a second delay time that is longer than the reference delay time; and a correction processing unit 16 that generates a target vehicle speed command by using the first-out vehicle speed command and the delayed vehicle speed command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshimichi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11585729
    Abstract: A duct body (101) of a blowing device provided in a chassis dynamometer includes a bottom wall (31), a top wall (32) and a pair of side walls (33) that form a flow passage having a rectangular cross section. In each of the side wall (33), a vertically elongated window part (42) is formed for enabling the passage of vehicle restraint member such as a chain (5). Each window part (42) is closed through the tiled arrangement of a few cover plates (53, 54), and a chain plate set (100). The chain plate set (100) is formed through the sandwiching of an elastic sheet member (61, 62) having a restraint member through hole (63) and a slit (64) between an inner plate (51) and an outer plate (52) each having an opening part (57, 58).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi Takahashi, Naoto Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20220410924
    Abstract: This vehicle speed command generation device 1 generates a target vehicle speed command to be used by a vehicle speed control device. The vehicle speed command generation device 1 comprises: a shift processing unit 12 that receives an original vehicle speed command and generates each of a reference vehicle speed command in which the original vehicle speed command is delayed by a reference delay time, a first-out vehicle speed command in which the original vehicle speed command is delayed by a first-out delay time that is shorter than the reference delay time, and a delayed vehicle speed command in which the original vehicle speed command is delayed by a second delay time that is longer than the reference delay time; and a correction processing unit 16 that generates a target vehicle speed command by using the first-out vehicle speed command and the delayed vehicle speed command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Toshimichi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220205871
    Abstract: A duct body (101) of a blowing device provided in a chassis dynamometer includes a bottom wall (31), a top wall (32) and a pair of side walls (33) that form a flow passage having a rectangular cross section. In each of the side wall (33), a vertically elongated window part (42) is formed for enabling the passage of vehicle restraint member such as a chain (5). Each window part (42) is closed through the tiled arrangement of a few cover plates (53, 54), and a chain plate set (100). The chain plate set (100) is formed through the sandwiching of an elastic sheet member (61, 62) having a restraint member through hole (63) and a slit (64) between an inner plate (51) and an outer plate (52) each having an opening part (57, 58).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi TAKAHASHI, Naoto YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11268882
    Abstract: A safety fence for a vehicle testing device includes a fixed fence part structured to be arranged substantially in parallel with a wheel of a test vehicle, wherein the test vehicle is placed on a roller exposed through a roller opening of a pit cover. A first foldable fence part is attached to an end portion of the fixed fence part, and structured to swing outwardly of the fixed fence part. A second foldable fence part is attached to an end portion of the first foldable fence part, and structured to swing outwardly of the first foldable fence part. A third foldable fence part attached to a lower end portion of the fixed fence part, and structured to be arranged in parallel with the fixed fence part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi Takahashi, Shoki Suto
  • Patent number: 11169053
    Abstract: A vehicle testing device includes a safety fence for a front wheel of a test vehicle. The safety fence includes a fixed fence part and a slide fence part. The fixed fence part is structured to be disposed at a front side of the front wheel, and arranged substantially in parallel with the front wheel. The slide fence part is arranged in parallel with the fixed fence part, and structured to move toward a central part of the test vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi Takahashi, Shoki Suto, Noriaki Hirokami
  • Patent number: 11119007
    Abstract: A vehicle securing apparatus is provided for pulling and securing a test vehicle provided to a vehicle testing device. The column stands on the pedestal. The vehicle securing apparatus includes a column, a traveling and rotating part, and a pedestal. The traveling and rotating part is structured to be coupled with a chain for pulling the test vehicle, and arranged coaxially with the column, and structured to travel vertically and rotate horizontally. The pedestal is structured to be attached to an arbitrary portion of a slide rail of the vehicle testing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi Takahashi, Noriaki Hirokami
  • Publication number: 20210262898
    Abstract: A safety fence for a vehicle testing device includes a fixed fence part structured to be arranged substantially in parallel with a wheel of a test vehicle, wherein the test vehicle is placed on a roller exposed through a roller opening of a pit cover. A first foldable fence part is attached to an end portion of the fixed fence part, and structured to swing outwardly of the fixed fence part. A second foldable fence part is attached to an end portion of the first foldable fence part, and structured to swing outwardly of the first foldable fence part. A third foldable fence part attached to a lower end portion of the fixed fence part, and structured to be arranged in parallel with the fixed fence part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi TAKAHASHI, Shoki SUTO
  • Patent number: 11073437
    Abstract: A control device of a dynamometer system includes a mechanical loss arithmetic unit that generates a loss compensation signal corresponding to loss torque generated in a dynamometer body in a state where a load is connected, on the basis of an angular velocity detection signal, a characteristic vibration suppression control circuit that generates a compensation signal in order to suppress a characteristic vibration of a swinging element, and a torque current command signal generating unit that generates a torque current command signal by subtracting the compensation signal from an upper level torque command signal. The characteristic vibration suppression control circuit is provided with a normative model arithmetic unit, deviation compensator, model input generating unit, and differential compensator that generates a correction signal by subjecting a torque signal obtained by the normative model arithmetic unit to a differential operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Meidensha Corporation
    Inventor: Toshimichi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11060954
    Abstract: A safety fence for a vehicle testing device includes a fixed fence part, a slide fence part, a first angled fence part, and a second angled fence part. The fixed fence part is structured to be arranged substantially in parallel with a wheel of a test vehicle, wherein the test vehicle is placed on a roller exposed through a roller opening of a pit cover. The slide fence part is arranged in parallel with the fixed fence part, and structured to move in a longitudinal direction of the test vehicle. The first angled fence part is attached to an end portion of the fixed fence part, and structured to swing inwardly and outwardly of the fixed fence part. The second angled fence part is attached to an end portion of the slide fence part, and structured to swing inwardly and outwardly of the slide fence part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi Takahashi, Shoki Suto, Noriaki Hirokami
  • Patent number: 10928278
    Abstract: A vehicle restraint apparatus is for restraining a vehicle 1 on one or more rollers 7 of a vehicle test system. The vehicle restraint apparatus 11 includes a pair of vehicle restraining jigs whose first ends are joined with left and right seatbelt fixing pillars 2 of the vehicle 1, respectively, and whose second ends are joined with left and right poles 10 on a floor, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi Takahashi, Masao Furusawa
  • Publication number: 20210018400
    Abstract: A vehicle securing apparatus is provided for pulling and securing a test vehicle provided to a vehicle testing device. The column stands on the pedestal. The vehicle securing apparatus includes a column, a traveling and rotating part, and a pedestal. The traveling and rotating part is structured to be coupled with a chain for pulling the test vehicle, and arranged coaxially with the column, and structured to travel vertically and rotate horizontally. The pedestal is structured to be attached to an arbitrary portion of a slide rail of the vehicle testing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi TAKAHASHI, Noriaki HIROKAMI
  • Publication number: 20210018399
    Abstract: A safety fence for a vehicle testing device includes a fixed fence part, a slide fence part, a first angled fence part, and a second angled fence part. The fixed fence part is structured to be arranged substantially in parallel with a wheel of a test vehicle, wherein the test vehicle is placed on a roller exposed through a roller opening of a pit cover. The slide fence part is arranged in parallel with the fixed fence part, and structured to move in a longitudinal direction of the test vehicle. The first angled fence part is attached to an end portion of the fixed fence part, and structured to swing inwardly and outwardly of the fixed fence part. The second angled fence part is attached to an end portion of the slide fence part, and structured to swing inwardly and outwardly of the slide fence part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Meidensha Corporation
    Inventors: Toshimichi TAKAHASHI, Shoki SUTO, Noriaki HIROKAMI
  • Publication number: 20200408642
    Abstract: A vehicle testing device includes a safety fence for a front wheel of a test vehicle. The safety fence includes a fixed fence part and a slide fence part. The fixed fence part is structured to be disposed at a front side of the front wheel, and arranged substantially in parallel with the front wheel. The slide fence part is arranged in parallel with the fixed fence part, and structured to move toward a central part of the test vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi TAKAHASHI, Shoki SUTO, Noriaki HIROKAMI
  • Patent number: 10876911
    Abstract: A dynamometer device (1) is equipped at a tip end part of a dynamometer (3) with a cover (5) that covers the periphery of a torque meter (14). The cover (5) is formed on its side surface with an opening section (41) that is equipped with a door (42), and a rotation shaft is locked by inserting a locking plate (52) through this opening section (41). The locking plate (52) is slidably guided by a guide rail section. A part of an outer peripheral surface of the rotation shaft is provided with a surface to be locked that is along the tangential direction, and the rotation shaft is locked by engaging the locking surface (64) of the locking plate (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi Takahashi, Yoshinori Fujimoto, Yuki Ugamochi, Nobuo Okazaki
  • Patent number: 10852204
    Abstract: A heat insulation plate (25) is interposed between a coupling (21) and an adapter flange (22) in a main shaft (6) of a dynamometer (3). A torque meter (24) is disposed between a coupling flange (23) that serves as a test-piece connection surface (56) and the adapter flange (22). To surround a periphery of these, a cover (7) is provided. An air conditioner utilizing a refrigeration cycle supplies a cold wind to an inside space of the cover (7). The heat insulation plate (25) suppresses heat transmission from an electric motor of the dynamometer (3) to the torque meter (24). Therefore, the torque meter (24) is effectively cooled by the cold wind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi Takahashi, Yoshinori Fujimoto, Yuki Ugamochi, Nobuo Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20200340872
    Abstract: A dynamometer device (1) is equipped at a tip end part of a dynamometer (3) with a cover (5) that covers the periphery of a torque meter (14). The cover (5) is formed on its side surface with an opening section (41) that is equipped with a door (42), and a rotation shaft is locked by inserting a locking plate (52) through this opening section (41). The locking plate (52) is slidably guided by a guide rail section. A part of an outer peripheral surface of the rotation shaft is provided with a surface to be locked that is along the tangential direction, and the rotation shaft is locked by engaging the locking surface (64) of the locking plate (52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi TAKAHASHI, Yoshinori FUJIMOTO, Yuki UGAMOCHI, Nobuo OKAZAKI